http://avisynth.org/warpenterprises/files/colourlike_25_dll_20050825.zip

Anyone tried PureImage?

I'm wondering if its "advanced matching and optimizing algorithm" is an implementation of the n-dimensional pdf transfer method.

Also, if it has a batch mode that could be used on a still image sequence created fro a piece of video.

It would be interesting to plug the lost scenes of Luke and Biggs into that program.

Sluggo said:

It would be interesting to plug the lost scenes of Luke and Biggs into that program.

Yeah that should definitely be done!

wow, thats pretty cool!! it would make for a great plug-in to a video editor.

So, anyone gonna plug that into Luke & Biggs' scene?

ok, got the pureimage program, lots of fun to play with, and very quick..

but you still need to tweak parameters...but it does a lot of work for you..

doing one image at a time, could work, if you use the same reference images

per scene.... not sure if you could automate it though..

later

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I was just having a look at the autodesk combustion page and they mentioned that one of the things they say it can do is quote: "Precise and automatic color matching of footage from different sources".  This might be the sort of thing that you're after Moth3r.  Has anyone looked into this s/w or used it before and can comment?

The PureImage screenshots and clip look pretty good to me  (although clip is too fast at 29.97fps!) It would be useful to have the original from the GOUT disc to compare.

I know that MeBeJedi used Combustion for some of the X0 Project cleanup work; it sounds like it might be worth taking a look at it's colour matching capabilities.

Okay, edited in the GOUT images to previous post. Middle image is the GOUT. Although I didn't do it for the images above, a levels adustment also helps the color matched images since they can be a bit washed out.

Sorry about the framerate on the clip.

Thanks for that. I'm liking the results; the horrible blue tint is gone but the better detail is retained (for example, look at the tuft of Taun-taun hair in the centre of the first frame, compare the GOUT with the corrected 2004 DVD.)

The corrected version of the second frame has a slight hint of yellow at the base entrance which probably shouldn't be there, but this is only a minor quibble.

Agree with you on the levels adjustment; the GOUT video is generally washed-out and desaturated.

I wonder how an application of this method to a HD source would compare with the manual correction that Ady did for his AVCHD version?

And it's a shame there's no batch mode that could be applied to an image sequence.

It would be interesting to see this process applied to the very first pic that Moth3r posted of the pre-THX LD.

Yeah, I had a go on Moth3rs shots as well and I totally agree with you.  Didn't work unfortunately :(

Thundercracker said:

Has anyone tried this avisynth plugin: http://avisynth.org/vcmohan/HistogramAdjust/HistogramAdjust.html before?

Think I looked at that once; am I right in thinking it only works on the luma channel?

I tried restoring a scan of a 70mm film cel of return of the jedi using that PureImage demo.  i used the a frame from the gout as the color source.   Ended up looking like shit because of the quality of the scan, the guy who did those reference photos probably used a platbed scanner.

Vader did not end up looking too bad but Jejerrods image was, bad is an understatement.

Also i thought while watching the gout of jedi that the image had good colors and was sharper than i ever seen it, then i noticed the detail levels on the blacks being noticeably bad because of dvnr they looked washed out and almost grey.

Now not sure if this was the software i was using to playback the movie, nero showtime.

Sorry for bumping this old thread but did you ever get anywhere with this, Moth3r? I'm so sick and tired of the Gout smearing!

Also do someone know if this picture is fake or real? it looks too good to be true actually. But if that is real that is some major achievement!